1 Samuel 16
1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
上主對撒慕爾說：「我既然廢棄廢棄了撒烏耳，不要他作以色列的君王，你為他要悲傷到幾時呢﹖把你的角盛滿油，我派你到白冷人葉瑟那裏去，因為在他的兒子中，我已為我選定了一位君王」。
2 “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
撒慕爾回答說：「怎能去﹖撒烏耳聽說了，必要殺我」。上主回答說：「你手裏牽一頭小母牛說：我為祭獻上主而來。
3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”
你請葉瑟參與祭獻，我要告訴你當作的事，你要為我指要你的人傅油」。
4 So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
撒慕爾遂依照上主吩咐他的作了。及至到白冷，城內的長老都戰憟前來迎接他說：「你駕臨這裏平安嗎﹖」
5 “In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
他回答說：「平安，我是為祭獻上主而來的，你們應聖潔自己，來同我一同獻祭」。他聖潔了葉瑟和他的兒子，請他們來參與祭獻。
6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
他們一來到，他見了厄里雅布，心裏想：這一定是立在上主前的受傅者。
7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
但上主對撒慕爾說：「你不要注意他的容貌和他高大的身材，我拒絕要他，因為天主的看法人不同：人看外貌，上主卻看人心。
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
葉瑟叫阿彼納達布來，領他到撒慕爾面前；但是他說：「這也不是不是上主所揀選的」。
9 Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
葉瑟就叫沙瑪來，他又說：「這也不是不是上主所揀選的」。
10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
葉瑟就叫他的七個兒子都到撒慕爾面前來，旦2對葉瑟說：「上主沒有揀選這些人」。
11 And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
撒慕爾於是問葉瑟說：「孩子們全到了嗎﹖」他回答說：「還有一個最小的，他正在放羊」。撒慕爾葉瑟說：「快派人帶他來，因為他不來，我們決不入席」。
12 So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
於是派人把他帶來，他是一個有血色，眉清目秀，外貌英的少年。上主說：「起來，給他傅油，就是這一位」。
13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
撒慕爾拿起油角來，在他兄弟們中給他傅了油。從那天起，上主的神便降臨於達味。事後，撒慕爾起身回了辣瑪。
14 After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
上主的神離棄了撒烏耳，便有惡神從上主那裏騷擾他。
15 Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.
撒烏耳的臣僕對他說：「看，由天主那裏來的惡神來騷擾你。
16 Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
只要我主吩咐一聲，你跟前的臣僕便會去找一個善於彈琴的人來，當惡神由天主那裏手到你身上時，叫他彈奏，你必感到舒服」。
17 And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
撒烏耳就對他的臣僕說：「好，你們給我找一個彈於彈奏的人，引來見我」。
18 One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
有個僕人立刻提議，說：「我見過白冷人葉瑟的一個兒子會彈奏，這人又驍勇善戰，擅於辭令，身材英俊，上主又與他同在」。
19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”
撒烏耳遂派使者到葉瑟那裏說：「將你『那放羊』的兒子達味送到這裏來! 」葉瑟便了十個餅，一皮囊酒，一隻小山羊，叫他的兒子達味送給撒烏耳。
20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.
達味於是來到撒烏耳前，侍立在他左右；撒烏耳很愛他，叫他作自己的持戟侍衛。
21 When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
達味於是來到撒烏耳前，侍立在他左右；撒烏耳很愛他，叫他作自己的持戟侍衛。
22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
撒烏耳於是派人到葉瑟那裏說：「讓達味侍立在我左右，因為他得了我的歡心」。
23 And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
每當惡神由天主降到撒烏耳身上時，達味就拿起琴來彈奏，撒烏耳就覺得爽快舒服，惡神也就離開了他。
